CN102388174A

CN102388174A - Laundry treating apparatus with liquid spraying function

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Publication number: CN102388174A
Application number: CN2010800160354A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 裴祥训; 宋成镐; 金玟志; 秦溶喆
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2009-04-16
Filing date: 2010-04-16
Publication date: 2012-03-21
Anticipated expiration: 2030-04-16
Also published as: CN103628289B; CN103628289A; CN102388174B

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drier having a liquid spraying function, and according to one aspect of the present invention, a laundry treating apparatus including a plurality of laundry treating courses which have different laundry treating methods is provided. The apparatus comprises: a drum for receiving the laundry; a hot air supply means for supplying hot air to the inner side of the drum; a spraying means for spraying a fragrant solution to the inside of the drum; a manipulating means including a course selecting means for selecting the laundry treating courses; ; and a controller for controlling the apparatus according to the instructions inputted by the manipulating means, wherein a plurality of laundry treating courses includes at least one scent spraying course for spraying the fragrant solution during the laundry treating process, and the course selecting means comprises a scent spraying course selecting means for selecting one of the scent spraying courses.

Description

Clothes treatment device with liquid ejection function

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of dryer with liquid ejection function, more specifically, relate to a kind of clothes treatment device with liquid ejection function, except drying clothes, this clothes treatment device also is used to realize such as the function that tarts up etc.

Background technology

Can comprise with rotatable mode such as the clothes treatment device of common dryer or washing machine etc. and to be arranged on its intrinsic cylinder and to be arranged on the hot-air feedway in this cylinder with drying function; This hot-air feedway is used to supply with the hot-air that is under the high temperature; Thus; The user clothing is put under the state of cylinder and realized following function: promptly, the hot-air under the high temperature is supplied to cylinder, with the moisture that contains in the evaporation clothing.

In recent years, have after accomplishing washing and drying clothes clothing is carried out such as smoothing wrinkle, softens, deodorizing, destatics and the clothes treatment device of the various additional functions that tart up etc. has obtained positive reaction on market.These additional functions are ejected in the cylinder with steam or such as the liquid of fragrant solution etc. during through drying course and realize.For this reason, clothes treatment device can comprise and is used for storing the storage tank of this liquid and is used for being ejected into the injection apparatus in the cylinder to the liquid that is stored in this storage tank.

In this way, but uperize and can spray fragrant solution and increases desired fragrance carrying out smoothing wrinkle, deodorizing, to prevent static and softening function.

On the other hand, this additional function can be through being selected preset process or only select specific function to carry out by the user, and the user intentionally all can import through the control button on the control panel that is arranged on clothes treatment device.

Fig. 1 is the view that an instance of control panel of the prior art is shown.Although guidance panel shown in Figure 1 does not comprise any device that is used to handle aforementioned additional function, can see that this guidance panel is provided with a plurality of control buttons.More specifically, this control panel can comprise power knob 10, be used to select each preset process process selection button 12, be used to begin or suspend the operation of each process operation/pause button 14, be used to select the degree of drying aridity button 16, be used in reference to the temperature that is shown in the hot-air that when oven dry supply with temperature control button 18, be used to select the drying time of drying time to set button 20, button 22 is set in the buzzing that is used to set the buzzer volume, be used to set the option selector button 24 of various options etc.

According to its selected process, some button is selectable, but some button possibly select, and therefore, the user should be familiar with each operational relation.According to situation, the button that can not select can realize making the inefficacy that its previous selection is invalid or produce machine.

When increasing in this case when being used to handle the device of aforementioned additional function, handiness property maybe be owing to use a plurality of buttons reduce, and maybe be because simple unskilled manipulation and occur A/S very continually and ask.

In addition, although aforementioned additional function can be realized different functions according to its combination, only be to select uperize or fragrant solution in the prior art simply, therefore, need a kind of device that more effectively utilizes these additional functions.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome above-mentioned shortcoming of the prior art; Designed the present invention; And technical assignment of the present invention provides a kind of clothing equipment with manipulation device, and this manipulation device is used for more effectively and easily handling the various functions of the clothes treatment device with liquid ejection function.

In order to realize the aforementioned techniques task; According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of clothes treatment device is provided, it comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods; And said equipment can comprise: cylinder, and said cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry; The hot-air feedway, said hot-air feedway is configured for the inboard that hot-air is supplied to said cylinder; Injection apparatus, said injection apparatus is configured for the inside that fragrant solution is ejected into said cylinder; Manipulation device, said manipulation device comprises the process selection device, said process selection device is configured for selects the clothing treatment progress; And controller; Said controller is configured to according to controlling said equipment through the instruction of said manipulation device input; Wherein, said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprise that at least one aromatic substance sprays process, and this at least one aromatic substance injection process is used for during said clothing processing procedure, spraying fragrant solution; And said process selection device comprises that aromatic substance sprays the process selection device, and this aromatic substance sprays the process selection device and is used to select one of said aromatic substance injection process.

Of the present invention above-mentioned aspect; Carry out aromatic substance in the following manner and spray process: promptly; Provide the aromatic substance except independent selector button to spray process; And, do not allow the user to select the oven dry process also to handle said aromatic substance then earlier and spray manipulation device, but allow the user only to select aromatic substance to spray process.Thus, can easily handle the aromatic substance ejection function.

Here, said clothes treatment device can be included in a plurality of aromatic substances that have distinct fragrance thing injection timing during the said clothing processing procedure and sprays processes.

In addition, wherein said manipulation device also can comprise the flavor strength adjusting device, and said controller can control, so that regulate flavor strength according to the flavor strength of selecting through said flavor strength adjusting device.

On the other hand; Said manipulation device can comprise that also aromatic substance sprays the cancellation device; And said controller can be controlled, so that spray cancellation device when selected at said aromatic substance, do not carry out fragrant solution course of injection when carrying out the clothing treatment progress of selecting through said process selection device.Thus, when comprising the aromatic substance course of injection in the selected process, the user optionally cancels aromatic substance and sprays.

Here, said flavor strength adjusting device and aromatic substance spray the cancellation device and can be made up of push button, and they can be respectively constituted or can be made up of a push button by button independently.

Here, when the process of selecting through said process selection device does not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection, can make said flavor strength adjusting device invalid.Engineering noise is represented a kind of like this state: even when the user attempts handling through control device, it is not handled yet.In addition, when the process of selecting through said process selection device did not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection, it was invalid also can to make said aromatic substance spray the cancellation device.

In this case; Can be provided with display unit in addition in this manipulation device; When said flavor strength adjusting device and aromatic substance spray the cancellation device and are disabled; This display unit can show this state with the mode of the sense of hearing and vision, allows the user to confirm whether can handle through relevant apparatus in advance thus.

In addition, the aromatic substance of said process selection device sprays the process selection device also can comprise recognition device, and said recognition device allows visually to make a distinction with remaining process selection device.Thus, can guide the user correctly to select process.

Here, this recognition device can comprise around the basal surface of said process selection device or the light-emitting device that is provided with in this bottom surface.

According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of clothes treatment device is provided, it comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, and said equipment can comprise: cylinder, and said cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry; A plurality of reservoir vessels, said a plurality of reservoir vessels are configured to store respectively the fragrant solution and the water that will be ejected on the clothing that is contained in the cylinder; Injection apparatus, said injection apparatus are configured for the inside that fragrant solution or water optionally is ejected into cylinder; Manipulation device; Said manipulation device comprises process selection device and medium selecting arrangement; Said process selection device is configured for selects the clothing treatment progress, and said medium selecting arrangement is configured for the type of setting liquid to be sprayed, and controller; Said controller is configured to according to controlling said equipment through the instruction of said manipulation device input; Wherein, said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprise that a plurality of liquid spray process, and said a plurality of liquid injection processes are used for during said clothing processing procedure, spraying at least a of said fragrant solution and water; And said process selection device comprises that liquid sprays the process selection device, and this liquid sprays the process selection device and is used to select one of said liquid injection process.

Of the present invention above-mentioned aspect; Said clothes treatment device can comprise that a plurality of liquid spray process; These liquid injection processes are used for during the drying course of selecting through the process selection device, spraying the various liquid such as water or fragrant solution etc. respectively; Allow the user only to use a process selection device just can spray desired liquid thus, and need not to handle independent manipulation device.

Here, when having selected the type of liquid to be sprayed through said medium selecting arrangement, it is invalid that the liquid that can be used in the process of select spraying not selected liquid sprays the process selection device.

In addition, said manipulation device can comprise that also above-mentioned flavor strength adjusting device and aromatic substance spray the cancellation device.In this case, when the process of selecting through said process selection device do not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection or through said medium selecting arrangement select be water the time, can make said flavor strength adjusting device invalid.In addition, when the process of selecting through said process selection device do not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection or through said medium selecting arrangement select be water the time, it is invalid also can to make said aromatic substance spray the cancellation device.

In order to identify this disarmed state with allowing user easier, can in this manipulation device, be provided with display unit in addition, when the flavor strength adjusting device was disabled, this display unit can show this state with the mode of the sense of hearing and vision.

In addition, the aromatic substance injection process selection device that said liquid sprays the process selection device also can comprise recognition device, and said recognition device allows visually to make a distinction with remaining process selection device.Here; The fragrant solution that sprays the process selection device at said liquid sprays process selection device and water and sprays between the process selection device and can be provided with at least one process selection device, prevents thus to spray generation maloperation when adjacent one another are with water injection process selection device of process selection device when fragrant solution.

According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of clothes treatment device is provided, it comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, and said equipment can comprise: cylinder, and said cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry; The hot-air feedway, said hot-air feedway is configured for the inboard that hot-air is supplied to said cylinder; Reservoir vessel, said reservoir vessel are configured for and store the liquid that is mapped on the clothing that is contained in the cylinder to be painted; Injection apparatus, said injection apparatus are configured for and are ejected into the inside of cylinder with being stored in liquid in the said reservoir vessel; Medium recognization device, said medium recognization device are configured for the type that identification is stored in the liquid in the said reservoir vessel; Manipulation device, said manipulation device comprises the process selection device, said process selection device is configured for selects the clothing treatment progress; And controller; Said controller is configured to according to controlling said equipment through the instruction of said manipulation device input; Wherein, Said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprises that a plurality of liquid spray process, and said a plurality of liquid injection processes are used for atomizing of liquids during the clothing processing procedure, and said process selection device comprises that liquid sprays the process selection device; This liquid sprays the process selection device and is used to select one of said liquid injection process; And said controller is discerned the type that is stored in the liquid in the said reservoir vessel through medium recognization device, and it is in the process selection device, invalid with the corresponding process selection device of process that is used for spraying the liquid beyond the liquid that said reservoir vessel stores that said liquid is sprayed.

According to above-mentioned aspect of the present invention, can identify the type of the liquid that stores in the said reservoir vessel, invalid to make some processes in the above-mentioned process based on this result, can prevent user misoperation thus.

Here; Said medium recognization device can comprise electrode sensor; Said electrode sensor has the pair of electrodes that contacts with said liquid, and can measure the pressure drop level that changes along with kind of liquid through electrode sensor, allows distinguish to go out the type of liquid thus.

On the other hand, in said manipulation device, can be provided with display unit in addition, when some liquid injection process selection devices in the said liquid injection process selection device were disabled, this display unit can show this state with the mode of the sense of hearing and vision.

In addition, said manipulation device can comprise that also aforementioned flavor strength adjusting device and aromatic substance spray the cancellation device.Here, when the process of selecting through said process selection device do not comprise store in aromatic substance course of injection or the said reservoir vessel be water the time, can make said flavor strength adjusting device invalid.In addition, when the process of selecting through said process selection device do not comprise store in aromatic substance course of injection or the said reservoir vessel be water the time, it is invalid also can to make said aromatic substance spray the cancellation device.

In addition; The aromatic substance injection process selection device that said liquid sprays the process selection device also can comprise recognition device; Said recognition device allows visually to make a distinction with remaining process selection device; And the fragrant solution that sprays the process selection device at said liquid sprays process selection device and water and sprays between the process selection device and can be provided with at least one process selection device.

According to various aspects of the present invention with previous constructions, can aromatic substance be sprayed the level that is adjusted to user's expectation through the process selection device, strengthen greatly thus and handle convenience.

In addition, also can be provided with the device that to select to spray relevant additional function, therefore allow everyone to carry out various function controls, and this device can only just activate, and has prevented error operations or unnecessary manipulation thus when it can be selected with liquid.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front view that an instance of the control panel on the dryer of prior art is shown.

Fig. 2 is the perspective view that one embodiment of clothes treatment device according to the present invention is shown.

Fig. 3 is schematically illustrated cutaway view embodiment illustrated in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is schematically illustrated perspective view embodiment illustrated in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 illustrates the chart of flavor strength based on variation of temperature;

Fig. 6 is the front view that the control panel that comprises among this embodiment is shown.

Fig. 7 is the flow chart that the operation of embodiment shown in Fig. 6 is shown.

Fig. 8 is the front view that another embodiment of control panel is shown.

Fig. 9 is the flow chart that the operation of embodiment shown in Fig. 7 is shown.

Figure 10 is the front view that the another embodiment of control panel is shown.

Figure 11 is the front view that the another embodiment of control panel is shown.

Figure 12 is the front view that the another embodiment of control panel is shown.

Figure 13 is the flow chart that the operation of embodiment shown in Figure 12 is shown.

The specific embodiment

Below, will with reference to accompanying drawing describe in detail according to of the present invention, have the clothes treatment device of liquid ejection function and a preferred embodiment of operation method thereof.

Fig. 2 is the perspective view of a schematically illustrated embodiment according to clothes treatment device of the present invention, as to have the liquid ejection function.Fig. 3 is the cutaway view of schematically illustrated internal structure embodiment illustrated in fig. 2.Fig. 4 is the perspective view of schematically illustrated internal structure embodiment illustrated in fig. 2.Embodiment shown in Figure 2 is the instance that is applied to dryer.With reference to Fig. 2, dryer 100 can comprise the body 102 of the outward appearance that constitutes this equipment, and can be formed with at the front surface place of body 102 and to be used for putting into mouth 104 to what put into body 102 as the clothing of oven dry object.Putting into mouth 104 can be opened and closed by door 106, and, can be provided with control panel 108 at the upside of putting into mouth 104, this control panel 108 is provided with the various control buttons that are used to handle said dryer.Certainly, the present invention need not be confined to dryer, but also is applicable to any clothes treatment device with drying function, for example has the washing machine of drying function etc.

On the other hand, can be provided with drawer lid 110 in the side of control panel 108, and the liquid storage box of describing after a while can be installed in the inboard of drawer lid 110.Liquid, the especially fragrant solution that is mapped in the cylinder to be painted can be stored in this liquid storage box, and should fragrance solution can be that water and fragrant solution stoste are with the mixed mixture of predetermined ratio.

Dryer as clothes treatment device of the present invention can be provided with cylinder 120, and this cylinder 120 is installed in the body 102 with rotatable mode, and drying the object to be dried in it, and the front side of cylinder 120 and rear side can be rotatably mounted by supporting member.In addition, cylinder 120 can through dynamic conveyor belt 122 be connected to be located at dryer bottom CD-ROM drive motor 150 to receive revolving force.In addition, can be provided with suction channel 130 at the rear side of cylinder 120, and, being provided with heater 140 in the inlet portion office of suction channel 130, this heater 140 is used to heat institute's inhaled air.In addition; Also be provided with filter 180; This filter 180 is used for filtering out that the air of discharging from cylinder 120 contains such as the foreign matter of velveteen etc.; And, can be provided with pipeline 170,190 at the preceding downside of cylinder 120, this pipeline 170,190 is used to filter out foreign matter and then air is discharged to outside this dryer fully.

170,190 places can be provided with draft fan 160 at pipeline, and this draft fan 160 is used for air is sucked the outside that is blown into dryer in the cylinder 120 and with force air.In other words, an end of pipeline 190 can with the external communications of body 100, thereby function as follows: promptly, the air that draft fan 160 is forced to blow is directed to the outside of this dryer.The draft fan 160 that illustrates in the present embodiment can be to be present in to be used for discharging the universal class type draft fan on the pipeline of air from cylinder, is drawn into the discharge duct side with the air that will from cylinder, discharge.But according to the structure of dryer, it also can have following type: wherein, draft fan is arranged in the suction channel 130 that is used for hot-air is supplied to cylinder, and so that the hot-air that adds in this suction channel is pushed in the cylinder, this is called blast type.

The dynamic conveyor belt 122 that is used for head roll can be connected to the pulley on the side that is formed on CD-ROM drive motor 150, and the driving shaft of said draft fan can be connected to the opposite side of CD-ROM drive motor 150, to drive draft fan 160.Therefore, in the present embodiment, if CD-ROM drive motor 150 rotations, then cylinder and said draft fan also will rotate simultaneously.Use the system of single-motor while head roll and said draft fan to can be described as single motor system.

Yet, also can consider such instance, wherein, be used to make the drum driven motor of cylinder 120 rotations the fan motor of draft fan 160 rotations to be formed respectively by independent motor, thereby have two motors with being used to.

Fig. 4 is the simplified perspective view that the aromatic substance module of following type is shown: wherein, the cylinder liquid storage box in the dryer is inserted in the drawer.With reference to this figure, drawer 112 can be installed in the back side of drawer lid 110, and drawer 112 can cover 110 with drawer and move with the mode that pushes/pull out, and liquid storage box 113 can be contained in drawer 112 inboards.Liquid storage box 113 can be the container of inner hollow, to store the fragrant solution of hand-hole 114 injections that form through the upper surface place at liquid storage box 113.On the other hand, liquid storage box 113 can be through check-valves (not shown) etc. and combined with jet pump 115, therefore, be stored in the liquid storage box 113 liquid can through pump 115 with high-pressure injection in, move along connecting flexible pipe 116.In addition, connect the nozzle 118 that flexible pipe 116 can be connected to the place, top that is arranged on suction channel 130, suction channel 130 is fixed to the back surface bearing spare that is used for rotatably mounted cylinder 120.Through this structure, be stored in liquid storage box 113 interior fragrant solution can be ejected into cylinder 120 through suction channel 130 with spray pattern inboard.In this embodiment, be arranged on the instance in the suction channel 130 although considered nozzle, need not be confined to this, nozzle 118 also can be arranged on the back surface of cylinder, fragrant solution is directly injected to the inside of cylinder.

In the inside of liquid storage box 113 or connect in the flexible pipe 116 and can be provided with the electrode sensor (not shown) that is used to discern the kind of liquid that is stored in the liquid storage box.This electrode sensor can comprise pair of electrodes, is used to measure the pressure drop level that the resistance owing to the liquid between the electrode causes, allows the type of distinguish liquid thus.

On the other hand,, simultaneously a liquid storage box can only be installed on this dryer, so the user should change liquid storage box and comes optionally to spray fragrant solution or water with reference to Fig. 4.Yet, also can consider to install simultaneously the instance of two liquid storage boxes, and water and fragrant solution can be stored in respectively in each liquid storage box.

Can change the injection timing and the emitted dose of fragrant solution based on each oven dry process.The oven dry process that provides in this dryer can roughly be divided into general oven dry process and fragrant solution sprays process, and this generally oven dry process is used to dry the wet clothes of ordinary meaning, and this fragrance solution injection process is used to improve the state of non-wet clothes.

Said general oven dry process can comprise hot-air supplying step and fragrant solution injecting step; In this hot-air supplying step; Be in inside that the hot-air back of the body under the high temperature supplies to cylinder to carry out oven dry; In this fragrance solution injecting step, accomplish oven dry and suspending under the hot-air condition of supplying inside that fragrant solution is ejected into cylinder, dry wet clothes thus and tart up.Here, the time that being used in the said hot-air supplying step supplied with hot-air should change based on kinds of laundry, and therefore this general oven dry process can comprise a plurality of processes based on various clothings.Under the situation of general oven dry process, can be by the step of the fragrance of the injection after the complete oven dry in user selection ground solution.In other words, can only just spray fragrant solution, for this reason, on said control panel, can be provided with the device that can determine whether spray fragrant solution and select flavor strength in the desired timing of user.To describe this after a while.

The fragrance solution process of spraying can be except drying function, be used to strengthen the process of the function of improving the clothing state, with carry out except tarting up such as deodorizing, smoothing wrinkle, function such as softening.More particularly; The fragrance solution process of spraying can comprise that fragrance increases process; This fragrance increase process is used for carrying out deodorizing, destatic and soften operation through in the short period of comparing with general oven dry process, for example in 5-10 minute, supply with hot-air and spray fragrant solution then to tart up.At this moment, can after accomplishing oven dry, spray fragrant solution 10 seconds, and the hot-air of before spraying fragrant solution, supplying with can make clothing soften and the surface temperature of rising clothing, allows aromatic substance to be coated on the clothing more efficiently thus with the amount of about 10cc.In addition, the stink that infiltrates in the clothing can be discharged owing to hot-air, thereby effectively removes this stink.

In addition, the fragrant solution process of spraying can comprise the new again process of perfuming, and the new again process of this perfuming is used for when the supply hot-air reaches 15-20 minute, spraying fragrant solution, after supplying with hot-air but before cooling, sprays fragrant solution then once more.Can count after over and done with 4 minutes from beginning to supply with hot-air, be injected in the fragrant solution that sprays when supplying with hot-air one minute with the amount of 30cc.The moisture that contains to some extent the fragrant solution that sprays can be through the hot-air evaporation, and the steam of evaporation can with contact with clothing to remove fold, stink and the static on the clothing and to come softening laundry through preventing that clothing is over-drying.During this process, flavor component possibly and watered down by the hot-air of continuous supply outside hot-air is discharged to cylinder then, so fragrance possibly not be increased on the clothing.Accomplish after hot-air supplies with, can spray the fragrant solution 10 seconds of about 10cc again, thinking that clothing tarts up.

In addition, the said fragrant solution process of spraying also can comprise again new process, and this multiple new process is used for only when the supply hot-air reaches 15-20 minute, spraying fragrant solution.Should multiple new process can only when supplying with hot-air, spray fragrant solution, from the new again process of perfuming, only removing fragrance thus increases function.Yet during this multiple new process, the amount of the fragrant solution that is sprayed can be set at about 50cc, and this amount is greater than the perfuming amount of new process again, to strengthen because the effect that the steam supply brings.

On the other hand, though store in the said liquid storage box be water the time, also can use this multiple new process.In other words, can during drying course, eject water to drum, to carry out aforementioned smoothing wrinkle, destatic and to soften operation.Thereby, when a liquid storage box only is installed on the dryer, can spray fragrant solution or water, to carry out again new process based on the kind of liquid that stores in this liquid storage box.When two liquid storage boxes are installed on the dryer, can injection water to carry out again new process.Here; Consider that fragrant solution is more expensive with respect to water; When a liquid storage box only is installed on the dryer and what store in this liquid storage box is under the situation of fragrant solution, can carry out again new process, or produce buzzer and change above-mentioned liquid storage box with the liquid storage box that stores water with the prompting user.

Here, with the injection of describing aromatic substance in detail.

The aromatic substance injection method can roughly be divided into (1) pre-treatment step, (2) perfuming treatment step, and (3) post-processing step.

Below, this aromatic substance method will briefly be described.

(1) pre-treatment step is a kind of like this process: promptly, be used to make clothing expansion and multiple new, be immersed in the clothing well to allow aromatic substance.According to the present invention; Aromatic substance is supplied to relate in the cylinder of dryer the clothing of washing and dehydration has been accomplished in oven dry in this dryer after and spray aromatic substance; But need not be confined to this; And, also can take out the clothing that in wardrobe, deposit the long period according to aromatic substance supply process of the present invention and before using this clothing, carry out the user.The clothing of in wardrobe, having deposited the long period maybe wrinkling during storage and crumple, and perhaps the stink of wardrobe possibly immerse in the clothing, and therefore, the process that can be provided for supplying with aromatic substance removes this stink.In addition,, clothing is expanded, allow aromatic substance in perfuming treatment step subsequently, to deposit well thus if before supplying with aromatic substance, make clothing stand pre-treatment step earlier.

(2) the perfuming treatment step is a kind of like this process: promptly, carry out pumping and should be ejected in the cylinder by fragrance solution through nozzle being stored in fragrant solution in the aforementioned aromatic substance supplying module, allow aromatic substance to immerse in the clothing thus.In aforementioned aromatic substance supplying module, such instance has been described, wherein: utilize pump in storage bin or the apotheca, with predetermined pressure to fragrant solution pressurization and through nozzle it is ejected in the cylinder then.But; According to embodiment; Can open and be used to supply with the feed path of aromatic substance and fragrant solution pump do not delivered to said pump with the internal feed aromatic substance to cylinder, perhaps, can adopt the evaporation element of separation; This evaporation element can be configured for making fragrant solution evaporation and aromatic substance is supplied to the inside of cylinder, thereby quickens the evaporation of this aromatic substance.In this case, said evaporation element can be arranged on all places, for example is arranged on forward support, rear support place, perhaps is arranged on to be used to introduce in the pipeline of aromatic substance.

(3) post-processing step can be implemented as and be used to make the aromatic substance that is ejected in the cylinder to be evenly distributed on the clothing and drying clothes equably, and this post-processing step can comprise cooling procedure, drying course and cooling procedure again.Said cooling procedure is arranged for and makes the aromatic substance that is ejected into drum be easy between clothing, shift; Said drying course can be arranged for oven dry and be ejected into the aromatic substance in the cylinder; And said cooling procedure again is arranged for the temperature that reduces drum, thereby allows the user to take out clothing at last.Yet, in multiple new cycle period, when spraying aromatic substance at first, cooling can be provided, hereinafter will be described this.

Hereinafter, will describe (1) pre-treatment step in detail, (2) perfuming treatment step, and (3) post-processing step.

(1) pre-treatment step

The basic skills of pre-treatment step is at first to make cylinder lift-over (cylinder being rotated at a predetermined velocity through drive unit), and can carry out this lift-over with unidirectional or two-way mode.Through this lift-over, the clothing that is contained in the cylinder possibly stand rising-falling process when cylinder rotates, and can make the clothing expansion and can shake off and remove the foreign matter that can be attached on the clothing, thereby clothing can be in pure and fresh state.

In addition, preferably, during this pre-treatment step, carrying out the time that lift-over spent can be longer than the time that in the perfuming treatment step, consumes, and according to experiment, the suitable lift-over time can be about 4 minutes to 5 minutes.

In addition, during this lift-over, can supply air in the cylinder, this realizes through the draft fan that operation is arranged in the dryer.During this lift-over process, if air is recycled in the cylinder through draft fan, then can remove the stink that remains between the clothing, and when making air pass clothing, can further promote the infiltration of aromatic substance material.

In addition, in this case, the air that supplies in the cylinder can be by the heater heated hot air heated, and under the situation of supplying with hot-air, further the structure of softening laundry further improves freshness effect thus.Under the situation of supplying with hot-air; Just before getting into the perfuming treatment step; Possibly necessarily require to reduce the process of temperature in the cylinder; This be because: when being ejected into aromatic substance on the clothing under the higher state of the temperature of temperature in cylinder or clothing and since aromatic substance do not take place the deposition but immediately the evaporation, so reduced the intensity that is deposited on the aromatic substance on the clothing.

As stated; In the step of spraying aromatic substance, should confirm the temperature in the cylinder, at this moment; This temperature can be based on temperature that the specified point in the cylinder measures or the temperature that the clothing place of lift-over measures in cylinder, perhaps can be based on the temperature of the air of from the cylinder of dryer, discharging.

Although the intensity of the aromatic substance that the clothing that from cylinder, takes out deposits is subjectively felt by the user, can know that according to experiment the flavor strength level that the user feels is strong more, the temperature in the cylinder is low more.In the typical drying course of dryer; Can be after accomplishing oven dry but before taking out clothing, carrying out through being used for supplying with process that the cooling procedure that does not add hot-air reduces the clothing temperature from cylinder; Therefore, the consumer who takes out this clothing can not feel hot.In addition, when the temperature of considering the clothing that the user takes out based on the temperature at drum outlet place, find the consumer flavor strength that about 47 degree are felt down than the consumer a little less than about 30 flavor strengths felt under spending many.

With reference to Fig. 5, show above description with curve map.Bowl temperature when the trunnion axis of this curve map is represented to be ejected into aromatic substance in the cylinder, and its vertical axes is represented the size of flavor strength.In the present embodiment, measure said temperature based on the temperature at drum outlet place.Yet, needing not be confined to this, the temperature of cylinder is measured at another part place that also can be in cylinder, and, can compare through the temperature that will measure flavor strength with this moment at this another part place of cylinder, come to draw the temperature of cylinder with curve map.Yet, measure under the situation of temperature at another part place of cylinder, maybe be slightly different aspect concrete numerical value with the curve map among Fig. 5, but the general shape of said curve map is identical.

According to present embodiment; As shown in Figure 5, have been found that: the temperature when in cylinder, spraying aromatic substance is when about 40 degree are following, and the user can feel fragrance from clothing; But in the following time of temperature that is lower than about 20 degree, flavor strength possibly crossed strong and cause bad sensation to the user.Thereby the optimum temperature that is used for the perfuming processing can be between about 40 degree to 20 degree.Here, the user possibly want process clothes at short notice, therefore when considering this point, when the temperature in the cylinder is between about 35 degree and 25 degree, can control in reasonable time, to have suitable flavor strength.More preferably, when when spraying aromatic substance, the temperature of cylinder being controlled to be about 30 when spending, can aspect time and flavor strength, obtain optimum.Here, the temperature in the cylinder is based on the temperature at drum outlet place, but also can use the temperature in temperature that another some place in cylinder measures rather than above-mentioned exit to be used as the temperature of cylinder.Yet, under the situation of the temperature at another some place that uses cylinder, maybe be slightly different with the temperature at drum outlet place, and, according to experiment, there is the difference of about 3 degree between the two.

Can be according to user's requirement, confirm the flavor strength when aromatic substance is deposited on the clothing, feel in every way by the user.Control panel that can dryer is provided with selector button; To allow the user to select he or her desired intensity; And the controller of dryer can be controlled and make the inside of cylinder have different temperatures, thereby controls flavor strength accordingly with the button that the user selects.For example; The user can select earlier to carry out the process that perfuming is handled operation; Set he or her desired flavor strength through the flavor strength regulon that can select flavor strength then; And when the control button of dryer was pressed, controller can detect user-selected flavor strength (for example, high, medium and low) and come the temperature in the index drum according to selected flavor strength.For this reason; The intensity of selecting through the flavor strength regulon the user is under the situation of " height "; Controller can read the temperature value of temperature sensor (temperature sensor that refers to the drum outlet place here), and the temperature at the drum outlet place is 25 when spending, and makes one section of aromatic substance jet pump or switch valve operation in the preset time; With with the aromatic substance injection of material or be evaporated in the cylinder, allow aromatic substance to immerse in the clothing thus.In a similar fashion; Intensity in that the user selects through the flavor strength regulon be " in " or the situation of " low " under; Said controller can be 30 or 35 when spending in the temperature at drum outlet place, make operation aromatic substance jet pump or switch valve one preset period of operation, allows aromatic substance to immerse in the clothing thus.

In this case, replace temperature value, can set with flavor strength corresponding cool time (being used to supply with) and control this operation not by the time of the air of heater heating.In addition, can control flavor strength, in following perfuming treatment step, will be described in detail this through the injecting time that changes aromatic substance.

(2) perfuming treatment step

The characteristic of perfuming treatment step is: the time that when making the cylinder lift-over, reaches one section appointment from the aromatic substance supplying module to the internal spray aromatic substance of cylinder.In addition; Mass flow, the running time of said pump or the time of opening of switch valve of the fragrant solution that the emitted dose that is ejected into the aromatic substance of drum can be passed through to be sprayed are confirmed; And the emitted dose of aromatic substance can be confirmed according to the flavor strength that the user selects.In other words, when the intensity of selecting through the flavor strength regulon as the user be " height ", can make should running time longlyer, so can spray more substantial aromatic substance, control emitted dose thus controlling running time of said pump etc.Hereinafter, with the several embodiment that describe according to perfuming treatment step of the present invention.

1) first embodiment

In first embodiment, use description to aromatic substance is ejected into continuous injection and interrupted injection in the whole bag of tricks in the cylinder.

Continuous injection in the present embodiment is with the situation of aromatic substance in from aromatic substance supplying module continuous injection to cylinder, and interrupted injection be pump or the switch valve through repeating to open and close the aromatic substance supplying module and carry out off and on, aromatic substance is ejected into the situation in the cylinder.The laundry amounts that continuous injection and interrupted injection can be through laundry amounts, promptly put into cylinder is distinguished.When the controller of dryer detects the laundry amounts of putting into cylinder and judges that this laundry amounts hour, can carry out continuous injection, and when controller judges that this laundry amounts greatly, can carry out interrupted injection.

More specifically, the process of handling aromatic substance can comprise following two kinds of situation: promptly, the user selects perfuming to handle the situation of operation, and user's selection comprises the situation of the general drying operation of aromatic substance course of injection.The process that the user selects perfuming to handle under the situation of operation can comprise: select perfuming to handle operation; Allow the dryer controller to detect laundry amounts; When detected laundry amounts in this clothes amount detection step is big, carry out interrupted injection; And, when detected laundry amounts in this clothes amount detection step hour, carry out continuous injection.In the case, can when operation reaches one period scheduled time aromatic substance be ejected in the cylinder based on detected laundry amounts, repeating to open and close.

In addition, the user selects to comprise that the process under the situation of general drying operation of aromatic substance course of injection can comprise: select drying operation; Allow controller to detect laundry amounts; The drying operation step that is used for drying clothes; And be used for aromatic substance is ejected into the aromatic substance injecting step in the cylinder.In this aromatic substance injecting step, when the detected laundry amounts of controller is big, can carry out interrupted injection, and when the detected laundry amounts of controller hour, can carry out continuous injection.In interrupted injection, can when reaching one period scheduled time, operation spray aromatic substance based on detected laundry amounts, repeating to open and close.In addition, the flavor strength that can select based on laundry amounts or user or consider that both confirm the time of injection aromatic substance (continuous injection or interrupted injection).

Under the bigger situation of laundry amounts; Can spray aromatic substance with intermittent mode; Because under the little situation of laundry amounts, the aromatic substance that sprayed can be deposited on easily and equably on the clothing, but under the big situation of laundry amounts, possibly carry out equably the aromatic substance deposition through continuous injection.Thereby, under the big situation of laundry amounts, can aromatic substance be ejected into from the aromatic substance supplying module and reach one period scheduled time in the cylinder; Can make the cylinder lift-over then and the clothing entanglement is untied again; Afterwards, spray once more, allow aromatic substance effectively to be deposited on the clothing thus.Through this process, aromatic substance can uniform deposition on clothing, thereby improved the uniformity of aromatic substance.

According to experiment, preferably, can under laundry amounts is the situation of 1kg-2kg, carry out continuous injection, and can carry out interrupted injection under greater than the situation of 3kg in laundry amounts.In addition; Preferably; Under the situation of interrupted injection; Intermittently duration, be time that said pump cuts out can be clothing in cylinder time of carrying out circling behavior along with the rotation of cylinder and spending (thereby be clothing raise and then fall tangle or untie the time that is spent along cylinder), and should preferably can be 5 seconds the time.In addition, the pump of aromatic substance supplying module time of during this interrupted injection, opening can preferably set become to make the last time of opening to equal or be longer than before open the time.For example; In laundry amounts is under the situation of 3kg; When the user selected " in " flavor strength the time, the time that the pump of aromatic substance supplying module is opened during this interrupted injection process can carry out as follows: open 15 seconds, close 5 seconds, open 15 seconds, closed 5 seconds and opened 20 seconds.

2) second embodiment

In a second embodiment, do not relate to the oven dry process of after washing process and dehydration, carrying out, but relate at short notice to situation about using or stored clothing carries out the perfuming processing.Hereinafter, it can be described as " modification (touch-up course) ".In this situation, needn't carry out the detection of laundry amounts with independent mode, and the aromatic substance injection can have the continuous injection process.

Modification according to this embodiment can comprise: select a modification; Cooling step; And aromatic substance injecting step.In the case, cooling step can be just carried out before the aromatic substance injecting step, and can be in the aromatic substance injecting step continuous injection aromatic substance.

In addition, according to another embodiment of this modification, it can comprise the step that allows the user to select flavor strength.In the case, this modification can comprise: select a modification; Select flavor strength; Cooling step; And aromatic substance injecting step.In addition, in the case, the amount that can regulate the aromatic substance that is sprayed based on the flavor strength that the user selects, and, the pump of aromatic substance supplying module also capable of using or the amount of controlling the aromatic substance that is sprayed running time of valve.

3) the 3rd embodiment

The 3rd embodiment relates to aromatic substance is ejected on the clothes in the cylinder with the fold of removing clothing, carries out the process of deodorizing etc.Hereinafter, this process can be described as " multiple new process ".Can carry out this process to the clothing of accomplishing washing process and dehydration, perhaps can align the clothing that uses or deposit and carry out this process.

Multiple new process according to this embodiment can comprise: select a multiple new process; The first aromatic substance injecting step; Cooling step; And the second aromatic substance injecting step.In the case, the aromatic substance injecting step can carry out through the continuous injection process that is used for the continuous injection aromatic substance.In addition; Injection aromatic substance institute's time spent can be set at longer than in the second aromatic substance injecting step, spraying aromatic substance institute's time spent in the first aromatic substance injecting step; Thus to the clothing smoothing wrinkle, and compare more substantial aromatic substance with the first aromatic substance injecting step and realize deodorizing effect through spraying.Should multiple new process can also between the first aromatic substance injecting step and the second aromatic substance injecting step, comprise the baking step that is used to supply with hot-air; With drying clothes; Thus, when immersing in the clothing drying clothes when during the first aromatic substance injecting step, being ejected into the aromatic substance in the cylinder is arranged.

In addition, according to another embodiment of this multiple new process, the user can select flavor strength.In the case, this multiple new process can comprise: select a multiple new process; Select flavor strength; The first aromatic substance injecting step; Cooling step; And the second aromatic substance injecting step.When the user has selected flavor strength, can spray aromatic substance through the amount of regulating the aromatic substance that is sprayed based on selected flavor strength.Also can utilize the amount of controlling the aromatic substance that is sprayed running time of the pump or the valve of aromatic substance supplying module.

In above-mentioned perfuming treatment step; During the process of spraying aromatic substance; The draft fan of dryer is moved to supply air to the inside of cylinder continuously, perhaps, during the process of spraying aromatic substance; Can in the cylinder rotation, the draft fan of dryer be closed, not supply air in the cylinder.

3) post-processing step

Post-processing step is the process that is used to carry out cooling procedure, and this cooling procedure supplies air in the cylinder through under the heater closed condition, making the draft fan operation.This post-processing step that is provided is used for making the transfer of aromatic substance composition and being fixed in clothing through lucky cooling step after spraying aromatic substance, and can from clothing, not evaporate.

In addition, this post-processing step also can comprise drying course, and this drying course is used to remove because the aromatic substance that during the aromatic substance injecting step, sprays and possibly remain in the moisture in the clothing and comfort level is provided.During this drying course, the heater of dryer can move, hot-air is supplied to the inside of cylinder.In addition, this post-processing step also can be included in carries out drying course cooling procedure afterwards, makes the user who takes out clothing can not feel boiling hot thus.In the case, the temperature of this cooling procedure can be sprayed the temperature height of the cooling procedure of aromatic substance than being used to during the aromatic substance injecting step.If this post-processing step that carries out immediately after the injection aromatic substance is carried out too for a long time, then the aromatic substance potential evaporation is fallen, and therefore, this post-processing step should be shorter than the pre-treatment step before the aromatic substance injecting step.

On the other hand, the user's amount that can regulate the fragrant solution that sprays during each process according to the judgement of he or herself.In other words, the user can or be reduced to the value that each process sets through further increase and regulate flavor strength.The selection of this process and the adjusting of flavor strength can be carried out through aforementioned control panel 108.

Fig. 6 is the view that the instance of control panel 108 is shown, and the left side of this control panel 108 is provided with power knob 10, and the right side of control panel 108 is provided with process selection knob 30.In the following description, represent by identical Reference numeral, and will omit it and be repeated in this description with button components identical shown in Figure 1.

The peripheral part office of process selection knob 30 can be furnished with this dryer in the corresponding project of each process that provides; And, can be through rotating this process selection knob 30 so that one of said project is aimed at the process that provides in this dryer selected with the display line (not shown) of knob 30.Here, with the corresponding project of Reference numeral 30a can be corresponding to the new again process of the perfuming in the aforementioned process, and can be corresponding to multiple new process with the corresponding project of Reference numeral 30b, and other process can be arranged between this multiple new process and the new again process of perfuming.So they can be arranged on opposition side each other around knob 30, prevent that thus the user from obscuring.Thereby the user can select any in these two processes through rotation knob 30.As stated, under the situation of multiple new process, can only during hot-air supply process, spray fragrant solution or water, therefore can not add aromatic substance.

On the other hand; Right side at knob 30 can be provided with operation/pause button 14, and the right side of this operation/pause button 14 can be provided with aridity button 16, the temperature control button 18 of the hot air temperature supplied with when being used to indicate oven dry, the volume that is used to set buzzer are set button 22 with the buzzer of informing the various situations of user and the option selector button 24 etc. that is used to set variety of option.Can be provided with the aridity the Show Button 16a that is used to show the state of just setting on the top of aridity button 16; Wherein aridity the Show Button 16a can comprise a plurality of LED elements; And, no matter when press this aridity button 16, the element with respective horizontal in these LED elements is luminous.This description also is applicable to the temperature indicating device 18a at the place, top that is arranged on temperature control button 18.

Can be provided with flavor strength on the right side of temperature control button 18 and regulate button 40.Flavor strength is regulated button 40 and can be configured to: no matter when the user presses this flavor strength is regulated button 40, all regulates flavor strength with four grades, and can show the user to the flavor strength of setting through flavor strength display unit 40a.In addition, can be provided with on the top of flavor strength display unit 40a be used for prompting " liquid storage box in fragrant solution deficiency " recharge lamp 40b.Even be not installed in dryer and fragrant solution when not enough at the liquid storage box that is used for storing fragrant solution, recharging lamp 40b also can be luminous.Certainly, also can be provided with and be used for pointing out this dryer whether lamp liquid storage box, independent is installed.

On the other hand, when identify through electrode sensor the liquid that stores in the said liquid storage box and then the user made when utilizing the selection that the liquid that identified can't realize, can be provided with the lamp that is used to carry out this prompting within it.For example, in being seated in liquid storage box be water the time, if the user has selected to comprise the process of fragrant solution course of injection, then can to open with the selection of informing the user be wrong to this lamp.

Here, only when the process of selecting through knob 30 will be sprayed fragrant solution, just can activate flavor strength and regulate button 40, but when pressing other button, not move this function.Thereby, can prevent to regulate the misoperation that button 40 takes place, and can after having selected process, regulate flavor strength successively owing to unnecessarily pushing flavor strength, improve ease of use thus.

For this reason, can be provided with LED element (not shown), allow the user visually to notice it when button 40 activates to regulate in flavor strength in the bottom that flavor strength is regulated button 40.The Reference numeral 24a as drying time setting button of OptionButton 24 only can be set at and in one section Preset Time setting button 24a setting through drying time, carry out drying operation.

The operation of previous embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7 now.At first; If the user through the rotation knob 30 selected he or she the expectation process; The controller that then comprises in this dryer confirms whether selected process is that fragrance increases the permission process, promptly after drying course, whether has comprised the process of spraying fragrant solution, and; When selected process is fragrance increase permission process, activates flavor strength and regulate button 40.If the user presses flavor strength and regulates button 40 in the state of having set fragrance increase forbidding process (promptly multiple new process); Then can export buzzer to inform that this is a wrong choice; And; When in one preset period, not having button input or said operation/pause button to be pressed, can carry out selected circulation.

Subsequently, increase the permission process if selected process is a fragrance, then controller confirms whether this process is special-purpose perfuming process.In other words, the general oven dry process of this process can be selected the process that whether tarts up corresponding to the user, and the new again process of perfuming is basic demand, so it can be corresponding to the perfuming process of special use.Thereby when selected process was the perfuming process of special use, if the user does not import occurrence, then flavor strength was set to " normally " level, and therefore turned on the lamp corresponding to this " normally " level through flavor strength display unit 40a.Then; If the user presses flavor strength and regulates button 40; Then carry out this circulation through change flavor strength to display based on this; And flavor strength is regulated button 40 or said operation/pause button is pressed if in one preset period, do not press, and then carries out selected circulation.If selected process is to select the general oven dry process that whether tarts up, the lamp that then is arranged among the flavor strength display unit 40a is closed, and the user is recognized should regulate flavor strength.

In this step; If what all and does not select or supress operation/pause button the user, then can carry out the corresponding circulation of general oven dry process that increases step with British plain spirits, and if supress flavor strength adjusting button 40; Then the flavor strength display unit 40a corresponding to the flavor strength that changes based on this can open; And,, then can carry out selected circulation if in preset a period of time, there is not the button input.

On the other hand; In the time can during this process, selecting flavor strength to regulate button; Promptly; When flavor strength adjusting button 40 was activated, the LED element that flavor strength is regulated button 40 can open or close, and the user is recognized can tart up and can regulate flavor strength through the fragrant solution of injection during drying course.It also can show through using another kind of method.In other words; The independent LED that is used to inform " during drying course, spraying aromatic substance " can be arranged to adjacent with knob 30, opening it or to close, and; Can be respectively each process in addition and be provided with LED; Then, can construct the form that illuminated or the form or the shape of color or LED arrangement differently, separate with other process area fragrance is increased process.

Except the method for using LED, also can consider to change process print color, the bar of printing different colours or the method for output specific sound adjacent with knob 30.In the case, only output sound under the situation of fragrance increase process perhaps can increase process or other process output different audio to fragrance.

Then, the user can press flavor strength and regulate button 40, with input and he or her desired relevant information of flavor strength, and controller can be after accomplishing drying course the fragrant solution of injection and the corresponding amount of flavor strength information imported.In addition, can be provided with the permission user load of clothes that directly selection is relevant with spraying fragrant solution and the button of type by said control panel.

On the other hand, previous embodiment can change to another kind of form.In other words, under the situation of the general oven dry process in these processes, the user can select whether to spray aromatic substance, and on said control panel, can be provided with the device that is used to realize this point, and it can be regulated button through flavor strength and realizes.Fig. 8 illustrates the view that flavor strength is regulated the modified example of button, wherein flavor strength regulate button 40 ' selection can constitute by four grades, and when " British plain spirits " of the lowest class, do not carry out fragrance and increase.In the case, can activate " British plain spirits ", so as only selected flavor strength regulate button 40 ' on each process in general oven dry process the time just can select.In other words, can select process to be divided into: special-purpose fragrance increases process, the fragrance increase can select process and fragrance to increase the forbidding process.Increase at fragrance under the situation of forbidding process; It is invalid to make flavor strength regulate button; And can select under the situation of process in the fragrance increase; Can select " British plain spirits " grade and can activate flavor strength adjusting button, but increase under the situation of process, can not select " British plain spirits " grade at the fragrance of special use.

Aforementioned process has been shown among Fig. 9.If the user opens the power supply of dryer, and get into processes (C) through knob 30, then controller is confirmed the process that got in step S1.When forbidding the fragrance increase, can carry out selected process with complete operation through affirmation this process (C) (step S2).Yet when having selected fragrance to increase the permission process, whether controller confirms to have asked fragrance to increase process (step S3) again.

When having asked fragrance to increase process, that is, increase under the situation of process at the fragrance of special use, can continue to step S4, thereby forbidding " British plain spirits " does not allow thus to select " British plain spirits ".Can select in the fragrance increase under the situation of process, can continue to step S5 and select he or her desired flavor strength, then, carry out selected process (S6) based on presupposed information to allow the user.

Figure 10 is the view that the another embodiment of control panel 108 is shown.Represent by identical Reference numeral with button components identical shown in Figure 6, and will omit it and be repeated in this description.In each project of the peripheral part office that is arranged in process selection knob 30, Reference numeral 30c is that aforementioned fragrance increases process, and Reference numeral 30d is the new again process of perfuming, and Reference numeral 30e is corresponding to multiple new process.In addition, can be provided with drying time on the right side of temperature control button 18 and set button 26, and can be provided with the drying time display unit 26a that is used to show the drying time that sets on the top of drying time setting button 26.In addition, can be provided with the buzzer setting button 24b that is used to regulate buzzer in OptionButton 24 sides.

Compare with Fig. 6, the fragrance that can also further be increased in statement on the knob 30 in the embodiment shown in fig. 10 increases process, selects various types of more oven dry processes intuitively to allow the user.Here, when having selected general oven dry process, can activate " British plain spirits " grade, allow thus the user in the several steps as the previous embodiment of Fig. 8 executive process select and set of options.

Figure 11 is the view that the another embodiment of control panel 108 is shown.Representing by identical Reference numeral among Figure 11 with Fig. 6 or button components identical shown in Figure 10, and will omit it and be repeated in this description.In each project of the peripheral part office that is arranged in process selection knob 30, Reference numeral 30f can be set to be used for selecting any of new again process of perfuming and multiple new process, and Reference numeral 30g can increase process corresponding to aforementioned fragrance.Here, when the user has selected the pairing project of Reference numeral 30f through rotation knob 30, can regulate button 40 through flavor strength and confirm final selected process.

In other words; Set " very strong ", any in " by force " and " normally " that shows flavor strength if regulate this flavor strength to regulate button 40; Then can select the new again process of perfuming, and if flavor strength is regulated button 40 and is adjusted to " British plain spirits ", then can select again new process.The result; The quantity that is arranged in knob 30 project on every side can be less than the quantity that reality can be selected process, therefore can simplify this knob arrangement on every side with enhancing visibility, is convenient to the selection of this knob thus; And; Can activate in each step and can with the project of pointing out the user to select to each step, be convenient to its operation thus by the option of user's setting.

Figure 12 is the view that the another embodiment of control panel 108 is shown.In Figure 12, said fragrance increases process and can be combined to pure and fresh process 30h with multiple new process, and this control panel 108 can also comprise medium selector button 42.In other words, if the user has selected pure and fresh process 30h, then medium selector button 42 can activate, and through this medium selector button 42, whether the user can select to tart up.If the user has selected " mist " through this medium selector button 42, then can carry out aforementioned multiple new process, and if selected " fragrance ", then can carry out the new again process of perfuming.Certainly, according to situation, also can carry out fragrance increase process and replace the new again process of perfuming.

If the user has selected " fragrance ", then flavor strength adjusting button 40 can activate.Here, in the step that can regulate button 40 selections through flavor strength, can not comprise aforementioned " British plain spirits ".This be because: the user has selected the fragrance increase in advance, and therefore, if comprise " British plain spirits " here, then may cancel fragrance increases, and causes misoperation thus.

The operation of previous embodiment will be described with reference to Figure 13.If the user has selected a process, then controller confirms whether selected process is that fragrance increases the permission process.In this process is that fragrance increases under the situation of forbidding process, and flavor strength is regulated button can be invalid, and, when not having button input or operation/pause button to be pressed in one preset period, can carry out selected circulation.If regulate in flavor strength and to press this flavor strength under the invalid state of button and regulate button, then controller can be exported buzzer this is a wrong choice to inform the user, and controller is waited for another button input.

When selected process was fragrance increase permission process, then controller can make the flavor strength display operation, to turn on and the corresponding lamp of " normally " grade, should " normally " grade be the basic flavor strength grade of selecting.Under this state,, then can carry out selected circulation if press operation/pause button.On the other hand, if the medium selector button is activated and the user has selected " mist " through the medium selector button in above-mentioned steps, then can carry out fragrance increases the forbidding process.Here, for this medium selector button, when selected process is fragrance increase permission process, can " fragrance " be set at default value.Thereby if user's non-selected " mist ", then it can be set at and allow to tart up, and can activate flavor strength simultaneously and regulate button and make it get into the button inputted dormant state of confession.In this step; If operation/pause button is pressed if in one preset period, import perhaps through the button of flavor strength adjusting button; Then can carry out this circulation; If pass through the input that flavor strength is regulated button, can show that then corresponding flavor strength is to carry out this circulation and exist.

On the other hand, when selected process is the perfuming process of special use, then can make the medium selector button invalid.Thereby when having selected special-purpose perfuming process, controller can show " normally " as the acquiescence step through the flavor strength display unit; And; When not having button input or operation/pause button to be pressed in preset a period of time, carry out selected circulation, and; When having the input of passing through flavor strength adjusting button, show that the grade that has changed is to carry out said circulation.

On control panel shown in Figure 12 108, medium selector button 42 is regulated button 40 with flavor strength can be integrally formed, regulates button 40 so that the flavor strength with shape shown in Figure 8 to be provided.In the case, selected " British plain spirits ", then can carry out again new process if regulate button 40 through flavor strength, otherwise, can carry out the new again process of perfuming, further simplified the arrangement of this control panel thus.

With reference to Figure 14, show the another embodiment of said control panel.

In Figure 14, the left side of control panel 208 can be provided with power knob 210, and the right side of this power knob 210 can be provided with process selection knob 230.In the following description, indicate by identical Reference numeral, and will omit it and be repeated in this description with button components identical shown in Figure 1.

The peripheral part office of process selection knob 230 can be furnished with this dryer in the corresponding project of each process that provides; And, can be through rotating this process selection knob 230 so that one of said project is aimed at the process that provides in this dryer selected with the display line (not shown) of knob 230.Right side at knob 230 can be provided with operation/pause button 214, and the option selector button 224 that the right side of this operation/pause button 214 can be provided with aridity button 216, the temperature control button 218 of the hot air temperature supplied with when being used to indicate oven dry and being used to is set variety of option etc.

Can be provided with the aridity the Show Button 216a that is used to show the state of just setting on the top of aridity button 216; Wherein aridity the Show Button 216a can comprise a plurality of LED elements; And; No matter when press this aridity button 216, the element with respective horizontal in these LED elements is luminous.This description also is applicable to the temperature indicating device 218a at the place, top that is arranged on temperature control button 218.

Right side at temperature control button 218 can be provided with fragrance selector button 240.Fragrance selector button 240 is arranged to whether after having selected process and carried out associated process through knob 230, spray fragrant solution.Thereby; If the user presses fragrance selector button 240; Then can be when opening the LED 240a that is arranged at fragrance selector button 240 tops, the user is recognized selected fragrant solution to spray, and controller can spray fragrant solution after accomplishing drying course.In addition, if the user supresses fragrance selector button 240 under the situation of non-selected process, then can under the situation of not carrying out drying course, spray fragrant solution.In addition, can be provided with on the top of fragrance selector button 240 be used for prompting " liquid storage box in fragrant solution deficiency " recharge lamp 240b.Even be not installed in dryer and fragrant solution when not enough at the liquid storage box that is used for storing fragrant solution, recharging lamp 240b also can be luminous.Certainly, also can be provided with and be used for pointing out this dryer whether lamp liquid storage box, independent is installed.

On the other hand, flavor strength adjusting button 240b can be arranged to adjacent with fragrance selector button 240.Flavor strength is regulated button 240b and can be configured to: no matter when the user presses this button, all regulates flavor strength with four grades, and can show the user to the flavor strength of setting through flavor strength display unit 250a.

Here, only when being set at through fragrance selector button 240 will spray fragrant solution the time, just can activating flavor strength and regulate button 240b, but when pressing other button, can not move this function.Thereby, can prevent to regulate the misoperation that button 240b takes place, and can after having selected to spray fragrant solution, regulate flavor strength successively owing to unnecessarily pressing flavor strength, improve ease of use thus.

For this reason, can be provided with LED element (not shown), allow the user visually to notice it when button 240b activates to regulate in flavor strength in the bottom that flavor strength is regulated button 240b.The Reference numeral 224a as drying time setting button of OptionButton 224 only can be set at and in one section Preset Time setting button 224a setting through drying time, carry out drying operation.

On the other hand, except flavor strength shown in Figure 14 is regulated button 240b, also can be provided with various detailed programs setting devices above that.For example; Can regulate button with flavor strength and be adjacent to be provided with in addition laundry amounts load button or clothing quality load button; Through this button; The user can set the amount of waiting to dry object, the type of clothing etc., and controller can be confirmed the best emitted dose of fragrant solution based on the information of input.

Figure 15 is the view of another instance that the manipulation device of Figure 14 is shown, and wherein regulates that button 240b can be printed with or with rectangular patterns 260 around flavor strength.Through this pattern, it is associated with each other on function that the user can realize two buttons that put in place in this pattern 260, further is convenient to handle this equipment thus.If be provided with aforementioned laundry amounts load button or clothing quality load button on this manipulation device in addition, then they all can be positioned at a pattern.

Figure 16 is the view of another instance that the manipulation device of Figure 14 is shown, and wherein fragrance selector button and flavor strength are regulated button and can be integrally formed as a button.In Figure 16; Reference numeral 224b can be the buzzer setting button that is used to set or discharge various warning outputs; Reference numeral 226 can be that aforementioned drying time is set button, and Reference numeral 226a can be the display unit that is used to show the drying time that sets.In instance shown in Figure 16, can on the LED 250a at the place, top that is arranged at flavor strength adjusting button 240b, show the flavor strength that sets with four grades.Yet; In the embodiment shown in Figure 16; When the user selects a process through knob 230 and do not handling flavor strength then and regulating when pressing operation button 214 under the situation of button 240b; Can carry out general oven dry process, and when the user selects a process and imported the flavor strength that will spray through flavor strength adjusting button 240b then, can after carrying out the oven dry process, spray fragrant solution.

Certainly, even in instance shown in Figure 16, also can be provided with aforementioned laundry amounts and clothing quality button above that.

Claims

1. clothes treatment device, said clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, said equipment comprises:

Cylinder, said cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry;

The hot-air feedway, said hot-air feedway is configured for the inboard that hot-air is supplied to said cylinder;

Injection apparatus, said injection apparatus is configured for the inside that fragrant solution is ejected into said cylinder;

Manipulation device, said manipulation device comprises the process selection device, said process selection device is configured for selects said clothing treatment progress; And

Controller, said controller are configured to control said equipment according to the instruction of importing through said manipulation device,

Wherein, said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprise that at least one aromatic substance sprays process, and said at least one aromatic substance injection process is used for during said clothing processing procedure, spraying said fragrant solution, and

Said process selection device comprises that aromatic substance sprays the process selection device, and said aromatic substance sprays the process selection device and is used to select one of said aromatic substance injection process.

2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, at least some the aromatic substance injection processes in said a plurality of aromatic substance injection processes have different aromatic substance injection timings.

3. equipment as claimed in claim 2, wherein, said manipulation device also comprises the flavor strength adjusting device, and said controller controls, so that regulate flavor strength according to the flavor strength of selecting through said flavor strength adjusting device.

4. equipment as claimed in claim 3; Wherein, Said manipulation device comprises that also aromatic substance sprays the cancellation device; And said controller is controlled, so that spray cancellation device when selected at said aromatic substance, do not carry out fragrant solution course of injection when carrying out the clothing treatment progress of selecting through said process selection device.

5. equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein, when the process of selecting through said process selection device did not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection, said flavor strength adjusting device was disabled.

6. equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein, when the process of selecting through said process selection device did not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection, said aromatic substance sprayed the cancellation device and is disabled.

7. equipment as claimed in claim 5; Wherein, In said manipulation device, be provided with display unit in addition, when said flavor strength adjusting device and said aromatic substance sprayed the cancellation device and be disabled, said display unit can show this state with the mode of the sense of hearing and vision.

8. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the aromatic substance of said process selection device sprays the process selection device and also comprises recognition device, and said recognition device allows visually to distinguish with remaining process selection device.

9. clothes treatment device, said clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, said equipment comprises:

Cylinder, said cylinder are configured for and hold said clothing;

Injection apparatus, said injection apparatus are configured for the inside that fragrant solution or water optionally is ejected into said cylinder;

Manipulation device, said manipulation device comprise process selection device and medium selecting arrangement, and said process selection device is configured for selects said clothing treatment progress, and said medium selecting arrangement is configured for the type of setting liquid to be sprayed, and

Wherein, said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprise that a plurality of liquid spray process, and said a plurality of liquid injection processes are used for during said clothing processing procedure, spraying at least a of said fragrant solution and water, and

Said process selection device comprises that liquid sprays the process selection device, and said liquid sprays the process selection device and is used to select one of said liquid injection process.

10. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, when having selected the type of liquid to be sprayed through said medium selecting arrangement, the liquid that is used to select to spray the process of not selected liquid sprays the process selection device and is disabled.

11. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, said manipulation device also comprises the flavor strength adjusting device, and said controller controls, so that regulate flavor strength according to the flavor strength of selecting through said flavor strength adjusting device.

12. equipment as claimed in claim 11; Wherein, Said manipulation device comprises that also aromatic substance sprays the cancellation device; And said controller is controlled, so that spray cancellation device when selected at said aromatic substance, do not carry out fragrant solution course of injection when carrying out the clothing treatment progress of selecting through said process selection device.

13. equipment as claimed in claim 11, wherein, when the process of selecting through said process selection device do not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection or through said medium selecting arrangement select be water the time, said flavor strength adjusting device is disabled.

14. equipment as claimed in claim 12, wherein, when the process of selecting through said process selection device do not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection or through said medium selecting arrangement select be water the time, said aromatic substance sprays the cancellation device and is disabled.

15. equipment as claimed in claim 13 wherein, is provided with display unit in addition in said manipulation device, when said flavor strength adjusting device was disabled, said display unit can show this state with the mode of the sense of hearing and vision.

16. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, the fragrant solution that sprays the process selection device at said liquid sprays process selection device and water and sprays between the process selection device and be provided with at least one process selection device.

17. a clothes treatment device, said clothes treatment device comprise a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, said equipment comprises:

Cylinder, said cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry;

Injection apparatus, said injection apparatus is configured for the inside that injects liquid into said cylinder;

Medium recognization device, said medium recognization device are configured for the type of the said liquid of identification;

Wherein, said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprise that a plurality of liquid spray process, and said a plurality of liquid injection processes are used for during said clothing processing procedure, spraying said liquid, and

Said process selection device comprises that liquid sprays the process selection device, and said liquid sprays the process selection device and is used to select one of said liquid injection process, and

Said controller is discerned the type that is stored in the liquid in the reservoir vessel through said medium recognization device, and it is in the process selection device, invalid with the corresponding process selection device of process that is used for spraying the liquid beyond the liquid that said reservoir vessel stores that said liquid is sprayed.

18. equipment as claimed in claim 17, wherein, said medium recognization device comprises electrode sensor, and said electrode sensor has the pair of electrodes that contacts with said liquid.

19. equipment as claimed in claim 17; Wherein, In said manipulation device, be provided with display unit in addition, when some liquid injection process selection devices in the said liquid injection process selection device were disabled, said display unit can show this state with the mode of the sense of hearing and vision.

20. a clothes treatment device, said equipment comprises:

Cylinder, said cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry;

Manipulation device, said manipulation device comprise process selection device and option selecting arrangement, and said option selecting arrangement is configured for the detail items of confirming selected process; And

Wherein, Said clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods; And said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprises that at least one aromatic substance sprays process; Said at least one aromatic substance injection process is used for during said clothing processing procedure, spraying said fragrant solution, and

In the said process selection process each all can be selected through said process selection device independently.

21. equipment as claimed in claim 20, wherein, said clothes treatment device comprises that a plurality of aromatic substances spray process, and said a plurality of aromatic substances process of spraying has different aromatic substance injection timings during said clothing processing procedure.

22. equipment as claimed in claim 20, wherein, said process selection device comprises rotary switch.

23. equipment as claimed in claim 20, wherein, said process selection device comprises the push button with the corresponding quantity of each process.

24. a clothes treatment device, said equipment comprises:

Cylinder, said cylinder are configured for and hold pending object;

Wherein, Said clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods; And said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprises that a plurality of aromatic substances spray process; Said a plurality of aromatic substance injection process is used for during said clothing processing procedure, spraying said fragrant solution, and

Select some aromatic substances in the said aromatic substance injection process to spray process through handling said process selection device and said option selecting arrangement in succession.

25. a clothes treatment device, said equipment comprises:

Cylinder, said cylinder are configured for and hold pending object;

Injection apparatus, said injection apparatus are configured to fragrant solution or water are ejected into the inside of said cylinder;

Wherein, Said clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods; And said a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprises that a plurality of liquid spray process; Said a plurality of liquid injection process is used for during said clothing processing procedure, spraying said fragrant solution or water, and

Select some liquid in the said liquid injection process to spray process through handling said process selection device and said option selecting arrangement in succession.

26. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, said manipulation device comprises and is used to select the detail items setting device that whether sprays the fragrance selecting arrangement of fragrant solution and be used to set the detail items relevant with spraying said fragrant solution.

27. equipment as claimed in claim 26; Wherein, Said detail items setting device comprises the flavor strength adjusting device that is used to set the flavor strength that forms through said fragrant solution; And said controller is controlled, so that regulate flavor strength according to the flavor strength of selecting through said flavor strength adjusting device.

28. equipment as claimed in claim 26; Wherein, Said detail items setting device also comprises the laundry amounts input unit that is used to import the amount of waiting to dry object, and said controller is controlled the injection grade of said fragrant solution according to the laundry amounts information of being imported.

29. equipment as claimed in claim 26; Wherein, Said detail items setting device also comprises the clothing quality input unit that is used to import the type of waiting to dry object, and the said controller type of drying object according to waiting of being imported is controlled the injection grade of said fragrant solution.

30. equipment as claimed in claim 26 wherein, only when said fragrance selecting arrangement is selected, just activates said detail items setting device.

31. equipment as claimed in claim 30 wherein, is provided with display unit in addition in said equipment, when said detail items setting device was activated, said display unit can show this state with the mode of the vision or the sense of hearing.